Business Development Manager (Apprenticeships)

KM Education Recruitment Ltd; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK seeks a passionate Business Development Manager to drive apprenticeship growth. This full-time role involves engaging employers, conducting market research, and organizing events. The ideal candidate will have strong business development experience, excellent communication skills, and a full clean driving license. The position offers a competitive salary up to £45,000 plus bonus and benefits.

Benefits

Excellent Holiday Entitlement

Mileage

Pension

Bonus

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Development Manager for an Apprenticeship Provider.
• Experience working towards Apprentice start targets.
• Strong understanding of funding rules.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage with SME and Levy employers to promote apprenticeship programmes.
• Research and maintain awareness of market trends.
• Organize and lead networking events and conferences.
• Advise employers on the Apprenticeship Levy and funding reforms.
• Deliver against key business objectives and achieve targets.

Skills

Business Development

Communication

Organizational skills

Networking

Job description

KM Recruitment is a specialist UK wide recruiter for the Skills & Employability sectors.

Job Title: Business Development Manager (Apprenticeships)

Location: Home and Field based, with occasional travel to the office; Candidates to ideally live in any of the following locations: Manchester, North East, The Midlands.

Salary: up to £45,000+ BONUS

Package: Excellent Holiday Entitlement, Mileage, Pension + Much More!

Type: Full-time, Permanent
An exciting opportunity for an experienced Apprenticeship Business Development Manager!

KM Recruitment are working closely with a leading ITP seeking a passionate and driven BDM to engage employers, drive apprenticeship growth, and make a real impact in the Skills sector.

Duties

• Proactively identify and engage with SME and Levy employers topromote our client’s wide range of Apprenticeship programmes for existing workforce employees.
• Research new business opportunities, maintain awareness of market trends and collaborate with internal teams to proactively identify new business opportunities.
• Organise/ lead on networking events and conferences, engaging through a variety proactive approaches, utilising sales and marketing techniques to identify new business.
• Give advice and support to employers regarding the Apprenticeship Levy and future funding reforms.
• Deliver against key business objectives and achieve targets.

Essential Criteria

• The successful candidate will have proven experience of working as a Business Development Manager for an Apprenticeship Provider.
• Proven experience of working towards Apprentice start targets.
• A strong understanding of funding rules.
• Excellent face-to-face and telephone communication skills
• Strong administrative and organisationalskills.
• Full clean driving licence and use of own vehicle
• Must be flexible with travel.

Please note

KM Recruitment receive a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 days, then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities.